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20/01/2020

President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday paid a surprise visit to the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) in Karachi to inspect facilities being provided to the patients.

He visited different wards of the hospital and inquired about the health of the under-treatment patients.

Speaking to newsmen, the president said four to five kids are being treated at a single bed of the hospital. The motive of a surprise visit to NICH was to get information about the actual position of service delivery.

President Dr Arif Alvi underlined the need for the establishment of more NICH units across the Sindh province.

Replying to a question, he said the federal government, in the light of the Supreme Court orders, taking back the control of three hospitals from the Sindh government including, NICH, NICVD and Jinnah Hospital.

Government taking steps not to affect the patients while the transition period, the president said and added that NICH needs 500 more beds.

He said though the fire was extinguished within 5 minutes at the hospital, a precious life was lost at NICH’s incubator, which is regretful.

Responding to another query of a journalist, President Alvi said the claims to control over increasing inflation were made before seeing the actual position of the national kitty, steps are being taken to control over the situation, he added.

20/01/2020

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday adjourned the hearing of a petition filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, seeking the removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).

A two-member bench, comprising Justice Tariq Abbasi and Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq, presided over the proceedings. When asked by the court regarding Nawaz’s expected date of return, his counsel said that the former premier is currently undergoing medical treatment in London.

He added that all of Nawaz’s medical reports are being periodically submitted to the relevant authorities with due diligence.

At this, the prosecution questioned why Nawaz had not returned despite the fact that his four-week travel allowance had expired. The question prompted Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq to ask the prosecution lawyer to refrain from giving political statements and to stick to the law.

The court observed that according to the order issued by the LHC, Nawaz must return to the country after getting a fitness certificate from his doctors.

The court said that the government can file a separate request if they do not believe reports regarding Nawaz’s health.

However, the prosecution lawyer maintained that if Nawaz wanted an extension in his stay abroad, he should have contacted the government.

The court adjourned the hearing for a later date.

In November last year, the government had given a “one-time” permission to former premier to travel abroad for his medical treatment for a period of four weeks. Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem had said the permission was “not conditional to anyone’s consent” and was granted to fulfill the government’s obligations in view of Nawaz’s “adverse critical medical condition”.

However, the government had asked the Sharif family to submit an indemnity bond “to the tune of Rs7-7.5 billion”. Following this, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had rejected the government’s decision, terming it “biased” and “based on revenge politics”.

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif announced that the party’s legal team had approached the LHC against the condition of submitting indemnity bonds and had accused the government of playing “dirty politics”.

20/01/2020

Malir police on Monday rounded up two suspected women drug peddlers.

According to the police, the suspected drug peddlers possessed two kg of hashish. Further investigation into the matter is underway.

The arrested women were wanted to the police in several cases, it said.

On October 18, the Pakistan Coast Guards had seized a drug haul worth over Rs373 million and arrested two women.

20/01/2020

Completely failing to understand the reaction of many of his party’s members, workers and voters, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supreme Leader Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday asked everyone to ‘eat humble paaye’.

In an exclusive interview with The Dependent, Nawaz said the anger and shock among many of his followers is completely misplaced and needs to be controlled.

“And there is no better way to control mood swings than having a humble plate of siri paaye – or b**g paaye, if you prefer,” said the PML-N supremo while talking to this scribe whom he generously offered a plate as well.

“They see that my narrative has changed, but they do not see that my narrative changed from the previous narrative and that from the previous one. What they do not see is that amidst this labyrinth of narratives the only true narrative that I’ve always upheld is ‘no narrative’” he added.

Nawaz Sharif reiterated that he has been successful in politics because he neither had an ideology, nor created an ideological party, which in turn allows for flexibility.

“And there is no better way to accept this reality than having humble paaye,” the PML-N supremo added, insisting that this scribe have another serving.

20/01/2020

The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Saturday disposed of 8,636 litres chemically contaminated milk loaded on 1,817 vehicles during a province-wide crackdown to control the sale of tainted milk.

On the directions of PFA Director General Irfan Memon, dairy safety teams inspected 420,773-litre milk at screening pickets set up at the entry and exit points of the 36 districts of Punjab.

In a press release, the PFA director general said the purpose of the inspection was to ensure the supply of pure milk all over the province. He said the PFA teams took milk samples for a screening test on the spot and took action against 1,817 milk sellers after the commodity was found “not up to the mark”.

He said the teams examined 907 vehicles in Lahore, 485 in Rawalpindi, 121, Multan and 49 vehicles in Muzaffargarh Zone.

20/01/2020

An accountability court in Islamabad on Monday turned down a request by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to extend the physical remand of detained PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal in the Narowal Sports City case and sent him to jail on judicial remand until next hearing.

At the outset of the hearing, NAB officials presented Iqbal before the judge, requesting a 14-day extension in his physical remand for further questioning in connection with an investigation into the scam.

However, the judge observed the accused has already been in the bureau’s custody for 28 days and asked if they want his 90-day physical remand.

A NAB prosecutor informed the court that Iqbal was arrested on Dec 23 as the probe into the case is underway. He added statements of witnesses have been recorded after the arrest of the PML-N leader.

Meanwhile, the court gave the accused permission to meet his family members inside the jail. He was also allowed to have home-cooked food and access to medical treatment.

Iqbal is accused of using government funds to build a sports city in Narowal. He had already filed a reply to a questionnaire given to him by the bureau previously.

Sources said the NAB Rawalpindi chapter has already received a complete record of the project to investigate alleged financial irregularities, which multiplied the estimated construction cost of Rs300 million to Rs3 billion.

20/01/2020

Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda was a dual national at the time of filing his nomination papers to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to contest the general elections in 2018, The News reported on Monday.

The PTI stalwart, who was recently reprimanded by Prime Minister Imran Khan for bringing an army-style boot to a TV show, was a United States national at the time of filing nomination papers, the report revealed.

Vawda submitted his nomination papers on June 11, 2018, which were approved by the election body a week later on June 18, the report said. However, the PTI leader applied for the renunciation of his nationality with the US consulate at Karachi four days after the fact on June 22, 2018, the report revealed.

It merits a mention here that according to the law, dual nationals are not allowed to contest elections unless they give up their second nationality. In 2018, the Supreme Court disqualified two PML-N lawmakers, Haroon Akhtar and Saadia Abbasi, for holding dual nationalities at the time of filing papers to the election commission.

Both the members were disqualified under Article 63(1)(c) of the Constitution, which says that a person will be disqualified from being elected or chosen member of parliament if he ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan or acquires the citizenship of a foreign state.

15/01/2020

Karachi-based Ed-tech startup Dot and Line have successfully closed their seed round with an additional investment from London-based entrepreneur, Zeeshah Shah.

Zeeshan is an award winning entrepreneur focused on the real estate with projects in excess of $500 Million under development and interests in the USA, UK, Dubai and Pakistan.

Seed Round Refers to a series of related investments in which 15 or less investors “seed” a new company with anywhere from $50,000 to $2 million. This money is often used to support initial market research and early product development.

The seed round was led by Pakistan’s leading VC fund Sarmayacar and Silicon Valley-based private investor and technology industry veteran Hasan Rizvi, former Executive Vice President of Oracle in California.

Founded in 2015 by two LSE (London School of Economics) alums; Maheen Adamjee and Lina Ahmed, Dot & Line is a tech-based network of female tutors who deliver after-school classes in mathematics and English from their own homes.

With the cutting-edge technology and a quality curriculum built for Dot & Line by subject specialists including PhDs from leading universities and top schools, Dot & Line’s tutors are able to show a 40% increase in student learning outcomes within 4 months, while earning PKR 24,000 ($150) to PKR 72,000 ($450) every month by delivering the program without leaving their home.

Since raising their seed round in June 2019 Dot and Line has expanded its offering by launching an English Program to complement its flagship Math Program. The program has been a roaring success, and has added to Dot and Line’s growth momentum by increasing monthly registrations by over 4x in just two months.

In addition they have built a robust and scalable tech-enabled teacher recruitment process that can be used to recruit and train women anywhere in the country to become Dot and Line Teacher Partners. With it, Dot and Line has grown its network of teaching centres to 200 locations, spanning major cities across Pakistan and successfully matching parents with trained and certified teachers located just 5 minutes away.

15/01/2020

Nawaz Sharif’s exit from the country on the orders of the Lahore High Court on medical grounds was not an easily digestible proposition for Prime Minister Imran Khan who had championed the PML(N) leader’s disqualification after the Panama Papers leaks, his sentencing and making his subsequent incarceration as uncomfortable as possible. Although it was Mr Khan’s own trustworthy team that provided all the evidence proving Mr Sharif’s ‘critical condition’, as soon as he was seen boarding his air ambulance to fly to London on his own two feet, the PTI began questioning the severity of his condition. A picture has now emerged where Mr Sharif can be seen at a London eatery with his family, which has the PTI riled up, adding to its suspicions. The Sharif camp in London has provided the justification that the outing was on “doctor’s orders”. The Punjab government, that has to decide on an extension in time to Mr Sharif for him continue treatment abroad, is now seeking latest reports from his personal physician. While the PTI government is fixated on how ill Mr Sharif really is, other pressing matters requiring its immediate attention are being ignored.

There is continuous pressure on the government from the business community to provide some relief. A delegation from the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) put forth its demands to the PM asking for a cut in interest rates, reduction in energy prices and withdrawal for the CNIC requirement for purchases of over Rs50,000. Short of this, they claimed, more industrial units would shut down. This is near impossible, as the State Bank of Pakistan has said monetary policy tightening has to continue, the IMF will not allow any reduction in energy tariffs and a failure to meet tax revenue targets means the CNIC condition will remain intact. There are crises on almost all borders starting with India threatening LoC aggression, instability in Afghanistan as US-Taliban talks continue amid regular attacks and the dangerously escalating tensions between the US and Iran. Internal security problems also persist with an uptick in terrorist attacks in Quetta.

15/01/2020

A senior police officer on Monday committed su***de reportedly due to a family issue, according to reports.

According to reports, Senior Superintendent of Police Abrar Hussain Nekokara, who was currently serving as the principal of the Police Training School in Rawat, shot himself dead after a quarrel with his family members.

He had previously served as Chief Traffic Officer in Faisalabad and the District Police Officer in Khushab. He originally hailed from Chiniot.

09/01/2020

Two rockets crashed late on Wednesday into the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP.

Just before midnight, AFP correspondents in Baghdad heard two loud blasts followed by the wailing security sirens of the Green Zone.

The attack came nearly 24 hours after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing American and other coalition forces, which did not cause casualties.

The strikes were in retaliation for a US drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis last week.

Muhandis had been the deputy head of the Hashed al-Shaabi, a web of armed groups incorporated into the Iraqi state but which also have close ties to Tehran.

The United States had accused Hashed groups of being behind a string of rocket attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad and bases hosting American troops across the country.

On Wednesday, the Hashed’s hardline factions vowed they, too, would take revenge for the US raid.

Paramilitary chief Qais al-Khazali — blacklisted as a “terrorist” by the US — said Iraq’s response to the US “will be no less than the size of the Iranian response”. Harakat al-Nujaba, a hardline Hashed faction, vowed to avenge Muhandis.

“To American soldiers: Do not close your eyes. Revenge for the martyr Muhandis is coming at the hands of Iraqis — until the last soldier among you leaves,” it said.

09/01/2020

BAD NEWS: A Ukrainian Airlines passenger plane with 180 people on board has crashed shortly after taking off from Imam Khomeini Airport in the Iranian capital of Tehran, due to technical problems. All passengers are dead, confirms Iran State Media.

08/01/2020

Iran said it launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the US drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.

Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition personnel at about 1:30 AM local time, the US military said.

US President Donald Trump said in a tweet that an assessment of casualties and damage from the strikes was underway and that he would make a statement in the morning.

“All is well!” Trump said in the Twitter post.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is not seeking escalation or war, adding that Tehran would defend itself against any aggression
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed they fired the missiles to retaliate for last week’s killing of Qasem Soleimani, according to a statement on state TV.

The statement advised the United States to withdraw its troops from the region to prevent more deaths and warned US allies including Israel not to allow attacks from their territories.

Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement that the bases targeted were al-Asad airbase and another facility in Erbil, Iraq.

“As we evaluate the situation and our response, we will take all necessary measures to protect and defend US personnel, partners, and allies in the region.”

Trump, who visited the al-Asad airbase in December 2018, was briefed on reports of the attack and was monitoring the situation, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said.

Democrats in the US Congress and some of the party’s presidential contenders warned about the escalating conflict.

"Closely monitoring the situation following bombings targeting US troops in Iraq,” US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Twitter

06/01/2020

Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla's eldest son passed away after a prolonged illness in Karachi late Sunday night.

34-year-old Amir Mandviwalla was under treatment at the intensive care unit at Ziauddin Hospital for the past few days.

The funeral will be held at the Noor Bagh Graveyard, Mewa Shah on Monday morning.

In a tweet, Mandviwalla, who is from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), stated: "My first born, my son Amir left us, may Allah bless him and give him the highest place in jannah and give me and my family the courage to bear this tremendous loss, Ameen."

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari offered his condolences to Mandviwalla and his family in a message on Monday.

He said: "It is an unbearable thing for a father to witness the death of his young son."

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri also offered their condolences and expressed their deep grief and sorrow over the death of Mandviwalla’s eldest son.

They prayed for the departed’s soul as well as strength for the family during this difficult time.

Saleem Mandviwalla belongs to a well-known business family. He served as president of the Lasbela Chamber of Commerce and Industry before joining politics in 2018.

06/01/2020

–ISPR chief says Pakistan desires peace in region but won’t compromise on its national security

–Gen Ghafoor says Pompeo was urged to reduce tensions with Iran to avert conflict

As tensions between the United States and neighbouring Iran touch all-time high in the aftermath of the assassination of a top Iranian general, Pakistan Army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said that Pakistan supported peace overtures in the region and wouldn’t take part in anyone else’s war.

Speaking to a local media outlet, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general said the country will not become part of any process that will disturb the peace as it “desires regional peace but it will not compromise on its national security”.

The statement followed the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani, the architect of Tehran’s overseas clandestine and military operations as head of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, was killed on Friday in a US drone strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport.

Maj Gen Ghafoor said the aforementioned sentiments had been expressed by both the Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa. “Pakistan will not be a party to anyone or anything but will be a partner of peace and peace alone,” he said, quoting Prime Minister Imran.

General Ghafoor said the regional scenario changed after the killing of the general; however, Pakistan will not become part of any process that disturbs the regional peace.

“In this scenario, Prime Minister [Imran Khan] and the Army Chief [General Qamar Javed Bajwa] has adopted a very clear stance that Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used against anyone and play its strong role for regional peace,” said Ghafoor.

He said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had held discussions with Gen Bajwa on two points in the telephonic conversation on January 3. According to Ghafoor, the COAS had urged the US to de-escalate tensions between the countries in the region so that another regional conflict could be averted.

06/01/2020

US President Donald Trump threatened “major retaliation” Sunday if Iran avenges the killing of a key military commander and he warned of massive economic sanctions against ally Iraq if the country expels US troops based there.

The twin threats came as Iran announced it was further reducing compliance with a tattered international nuclear accord, ending limitations on numbers of centrifuges used to enrich uranium.

The latest blow to the accord, which was meant to ensure Iran did not develop a nuclear weapon under cover of its nuclear industry, deepened the regional crisis set off by Friday’s killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad.

Trump ordered a US drone to fire a missile at Soleimani, one of the most influential people in Iran’s government, when he was near the Iraqi capital’s international airport.

Angry, black-clad mourners thronged the streets of Iran’s second city Mashhad on Sunday to pay last respects to the remains of Soleimani and chant “death to America.”

Trump bluntly warned Iran against taking vengeance, repeating his insistence that US bombing targets could include Iran’s cultural heritage sites. Critics say that would qualify as a war crime under international law.

“If they do anything there will be major retaliation,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, as he flew back to Washington — and a looming Senate impeachment trial — from vacation in Florida.

Trump had already threatened to bomb 52 unspecified targets in Iran if Tehran attacks US troops and interests in the region.

In his latest comments, he was adamant that targets could include places of cultural significance in a country boasting an ancient heritage and two dozen UNESCO-listed sites.

“They’re allowed to kill our people,” a defiant Trump said. “They’re allowed to torture and maim our people. They’re allowed to use roadside bombs and blow up our people. And we’re not allowed to touch their cultural site? It doesn’t work that way.”